Our Dec. 13 cover report on the birth of Jesus drew passionate responses from readers of all faiths. Many praised the article's examination of Christ's ... of the Roman Catholic Church, I lost ...

Every mother looks forward to her baby’s birth. The novena ... he became one of us. Catholic teaching, as the Council of Chalcedon puts it, is clear: Jesus Christ is true God and true man.

The birth of Jesus causes joy because it gives ... integrity, and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church.

In the midst of the carols, cards and shopping, we sometimes forget: Christmas celebrates the birth ... Christ was born. This Christmas, I pray that we might look again to the nonviolent Jesus ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide ... an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The octave of Christmas begins on Christmas itself, the feast of the Nativity of the ...

Matthew's genealogy works hard to link the birth of Jesus to Joseph and the ... The first line speaks volumes: "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." ...

This is a beautiful, poetic announcement of the birth of Christ. It says when Jesus was born ... the saints celebrated by the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. Traditionally, it has been read ...

"More than 2,000 years after his birth, despite wicked man’s best efforts to destroy his memory, Jesus Christ continues to be the centrepiece of human history. "This fact is celebrated by the ...

the “Light and Hope Exhibition” at Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale features five exquisite windows depicting the birth of Jesus Christ and two of his early childhood. Backlighting brings the ...

The birth of Jesus Christ is commemorated by millions of people ... Researchers have speculated that the Roman Catholic Church chose Dec. 25 because it ties in with the winter solstice and ...

We see in the birth of Jesus God's provision for our peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding, a peace that guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). The Christian ...

Pentecost is the birthday of the Roman Catholic Church. It always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.